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Beat it on Down The Line
July 31, 1974
Dillon Stadium

Crackling. Hits the itch
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Sugaree
June 15, 1992
Giants Stadium

Thumpin' and soaring. Moves with astonishing fluidity of barroom barrelhouse logic. Killing
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Stella Blue
April 9, 1989
Freedom Hall

Slow motion bounding across the craters of the moon on this mammoth knight on horseback Stella!!Assured poetry on razor's edge
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Uncle John's Band
April 9, 1989
Freedom Hall

watery schizo Estimated into this classic twinkler
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Ramble On Rose
April 9, 1989
Freedom Hall

kinetic aries version from a heavyweight year
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Comments

Sugar Magnolia
May 17, 1977
Memorial Coliseum

Yo. Ok ,26 is not enough for this high gas flame on a stove made before safety regulations were a thing version of Sugar mag. This song is one of their most iconic. Keith taking off!!!!!!!
Playin' In The Band
May 17, 1977
Memorial Coliseum

Triumphant 1977, re-entry after Wharf Rat!!!!!!!!!! Like a wave upon the sand, baby!!!!!
Wharf Rat
May 17, 1977
Memorial Coliseum

Jerry interrupts bill and mickey's drum solo at its peak with the slow, plaintive strumming of Wharf Rat, like we are doing a vaudeville or marx brothers bit. The version itself is amazing, nothing held back on the "i'll get up and fly away", and expansively vicious jamming. One of their best songs, period
Drums
May 17, 1977
Memorial Coliseum

Very nice 5-minute drum solo in between a mellow, ambient PITB and a wharf rat. The rubato, pulse-less feel throughout encourages both to be very sparse and experimental, building to awesome rolls and raucous stuff. Very musical, very thoughtful, very awesome Drums - another piece of this absolutely insane May 77 gig (all you have to say is May 77 and it's guaranteed to be dispensary, designer kush).
Terrapin Station
May 17, 1977
Memorial Coliseum

maybe the best of these? Idk, every single version from this year is so good. Using the dusborne Matrix for this by the way, very nice.
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